The Sun. — London, England, 1838-09-15 00:00:00

NORTH DEVON REFORM ASSOCIATION. ged from Besley's Devonshite chronicle.) The'Annual General Meeting of this Association took place at Saunders's George Inn, Soutlimoulton, on Wednesday, pursuant to advertisement. The assembly, although not so numerous as we have been accustomed to meet upon these oc casions, was attended by many of the most zealous and opulent Reformers in this division of the county. The business of the Association commenced at one o'clock 1 the Hon. N. FELLowEs in the Chair. Much discussion arose upon the course which it was desirable should be pursued with regard to the future representation of this division of the county. At half-past three the company sat down to dinner ; the llon. Newton Fellowes in the Chair, supported on his right by Lord Viscount Ebrington, M.P., &c. Asc., and on his left by J. VV. Buller, Esq., &c. &c. The cloth being removed, the Chairman proposed the health of the Queen, which was drunk with due honours ; this was followed by that of the Duchess of Kent. The Chairman then gave the health of the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family resident in England, which was received with every demonstration of satisfaction. The health of Lord Melbourne and her Majesty's Ministers Was then given by the Chairman, which was received by the meetin g in the most enthusiastic manner. Mr. Feet.owEs then said, that as ho was suffering from a sever e cold, he hoped the meeting would allow him to make a few observations as he sat upon the toast they had just given. Although there be many who thought Ministers had not done enough, he felt considerable obligation to them for what they had done, and had been allowed to do ; for be felt satisfied they would have done much more for the people, but for the opposition they had against them in the House of Commons. The truth is, the people out of doors must make a clear demonstration of what they wish and what they want ; there does not appear to be good grounds for com plaint against the Administration, opposed as that Administra tion is by another house..—( Great cheering.) Let the people express themselves temperately and firmly upon those points which are approved by the general body of Englishmen. Al though there may be some who doubt the sincerity of the pr e vent Ministers, it is unreasonable to expect more from them with an unreformed House of Lords, who are not the repre sntatives of the present Crown, but of one that has passed .awn •—( Cheer s .) s I t is dearly the duty o f t h e peop l e to show the Ministers whether they are with them or against them, upon those questions of policy which arc of perma nent interest. The next toast was the health of Lord Fortescue, the Lord Lieutenant of the County, which was received with loud cheering, Lord Viscount EntuxoToN, on the part of his noble father, expressed the gratitude he felt for the manner in which his thhealth had been received ; and he had great pleasure in stating at he h as not for years enjoyed a better state of health tha n e now does, and that he is at this moment a much stronger nun than most men of his age. lThe Cualasnits then gave the health of his Noble Friend, :hiord Ebrington, their long tried and consistnt representative. s was received with shouts of applause by the company. As soon as the cheering subsided ; Lord Viscount EimesoToss said—Gentlemen, I heartily Wi sh I could feel that I was deserving the cordial ex pressions which W:towed the introduction of the last Ilit t ri j a a or s sk t es to your tiotice ; and could do justice to those of tindness which have just been evinced by wh':,m I have the honour of addressing. I trust I thLY accept these expressions as proofs that you do not ,n 1:.• I have neglected your interests . in the discharge of my by your duties.—(Great cheering.) It was truly stated .1 your Hon. Chairman that the Liberal party in power have to contend against more than common difficulties; and al though) they may not succeed to the extent which may have been wish e d b y many of their friends, that failure is to be attri buted to the composition of the House of Commons in the last general election, the majority in the House of Commons being Ver y inconsid era bl e, while the majority in the House of Lords is against a Liberal Government. The result of the last election, was occasioned by the want of that union and spirit among the people, by which those great and important Measures of Government might have been assisted. I cannot, however, but think that the measures which have been been passed have been greatly under rated ; and I think if they are fairly considered, they Will be found to tend towards the well-being and good of the country. Upon Ireland, those measures which were passed will, I have no doubt, have a most bene ficial effect, tending as they do to remove many of those grievances, which a strong party are using their Th.ost powerful grasp to retain.—( Cheers.) The Irish Poor law Bill, will, I hope, be productive of much of th ose advan tageous fruits which I every day see produced by th e new th! s tem i ng in this c oun t ry . I b e li eve it w ill h ave th e e ff ect of abihe labo ur i ng, classes of that country more provident h tlt ; and t o t h e l anded propr i etors o f t h at country i t will , give. m ore interest i n t h e we ll - b e i ng o f t h ose f or w h om t h ey I g eta Xed• On e o f the most valuable effects produce d b y the xiersdiPeooand r-law is, the int ercourse w hi c h ar ises between the higher classes in th e Unions ; and in Ireland tu tihese advantages will be greatly increased ; and I shall be natluy disappointed if I do not see the same results follow in acia:a7ientry which I have witnessed in this. We have, at least, ilea ; not o.ne step towards the settlement of the Tithe ques reason wi ; in deed, as I could have wished ; because I see no y the Overgrown Church o f I re l an d s h ould not be re the reasonable wants of the people for wh om it was S e e s e ta t t a lished ; and th e surp l us applied to the instruction of every chin nd h denernination in that country ; and particularly that The question wieh we h a d e majority i n t h at country. to forms so lay g a decide in the last session of Parlia lnent, in reference to the tithes of Ireland was whether it was desirable to remove the tithes from the ashould of h i l poor occupier, and put them upon those of the ers t e thought it best as a step to take this course, landowner..althourshlwal aware that this law could not put an end to the tithe' question s In thP.l. country ; to the resistance to tithes, and to the calls for those reforms w hi c h are necessary for the Church of Ireland ; !E., would not put an en d to resistance, or want of Reform, but that recistance would be made in a constitutional manner ; and I W r ?uld be made by a poor and ignorant peasantry, who were be came to lawless violence upon the one hand, of which they ° eame the victims upon the other. In this case of Ireland I jretookf.._ what I thought best for the general interest, without re- e??allee to particular parties. These measures form t'se prin lc features of the long and tedious session which has just ..„_°_ssed- 'Whether the state of parties will allow the "'`:e . ntnt Government to carry on the business of the m u n a s rY for another session I am unable to say ; but it .. i ,. t be a matter of great difficulty for any party so to frame -'n'tlrElieacsatitires as to avoid collision with a very large minority ; d eep; not but fear that by pressing extreme views we may p a ,Ply Injure the cause of liberty and good government, and ' e th e w for lati s h._ ay a change which may remove the accom- I h at ' . :e n nt of what you wish to a greater distance than ever. 0,, 0 personal object in supporting one Government more thons.another; but I do wish the Government administered by s t ; .ts. ?, who have established the great principles of our Con thebtyhehe amendment of those corruptions produced by pa j 'aP eof time. I think it desirable that we should bear t n c;iatlny disappointment of a Government which is unable n ,4r..Ye.through those measures which they wish ; and exercise ina iu.ci n t tous forbearance, while we see the march of Reform i n 1 " g progress though by slow degrees. Even in the execut z.cgtrotu;rrl;lorbesent eat -laws we have an advantage in a Liberal Govern ereas, if a change were to take place, not only should liberty grade in the progress of Reform, but the friends of of t h o 3 w ,°uld see a wide difference in the administration th gokir e 'avt's which now exist. His Lordship concluded by health the meeting for the cordial manner in which his th e ch _tv c ,l l been received, and drank all their healtbs. After /, nrci " l ' i ng which followed his address had subsided, tr' rsnarso led t r i o ' rest gave the health of their old, liberal, and Pell owe eu of the cane, their Chairman, his Hon. Friend Mr. "si r. ~' When the cheering had ceased, .0 r Ent owEs ' esp res. , . rose, and said he was unable to find words but h e .' nls feelin gs for the compliment they had paid him ; on hi_ le to have a word or two with them, while he was 3 IC s 'ee each g ‘, : i c He hoped they had not met that day merely to 'tee that .',Ln . rs' faces ; but that e.ey would all take care to d that , zia ” 'nem arms were dry and their shot ready. They had I , acl th o " Put into the hands of trusty persons that authority e ause r " l eans which were necessary for the success of that 4 , 3 use t l , l , v `hieh they were embarked. It would be of teg4 lro 's eotifine themselves to merely looking at their own 114 t tri s k t ' they must also see that their enemies had "e do, let " then). " Let us have no foul play, what taeaos letus do fairly and fully, and if our enemies try unfair th e si s th em b s , e in th e G 0 exposed." Lord John Russell had told reap! evernment had put the staff in their hands—let the thei r ( 3 1.1t t_ n .a 0 :0 it; and if the Tories put in fictitious votes, eunnt ry.. L7 to hold them up to the scorn and contempt of the 11 4 ' l O like Cheers,, ) " D in't" said the Hon Gentleman, " let t er e thin _ s : t,lon. Baronet in the parish of Worlington ; and i.egiish...2s,,dn.oad•eirbtyeelnvodko.ie often, but they are not called un rtneztirikac. t(( Cheers)—but they bate the Ballot, it is because s v!lat is Eton not for one divi : I.o But n the uf t i s i v e li o c l , e ni d u e t p y cn u d n e i d v upon but vjteonbruertirietoyrswviosudllvi r e d a e l d l tbbye an n-bole family of Devon ; alth nigh the t!..0 _ d ti.e:ci iouud2dot to. „ ow n the svere.outnited they could of Parliament, they, the Ite !eparated in interest, and as at the time could carry two Reformers for the eth , errn., ,, the R. i p , r s e o se i n f t t a l t i e, y were active acd . united could they yes of the too divisions. Mr. Fellos , es a sho ' rt Art of Parliament which had been in_ tA n . ard ~i.rit he Elous e of Commons by Mr. Lefevre and Sir Nvatcliboll relative to the rating of Fofits to the Poor th e f • If the preent attempt at rating were to be established th C Rn d would pay two parts to on ofthe • 1 owner; ii , &r a ttier ' one for the fee, and another e for the profit of the e e - • It Was . h f4ry an, to .. therefore t earbefore the duty as well as the interest of el r t els ' 1 ° Put once:teout the for this Bill of Mr. Le thatii:erutitaih ce.voewrlibeersi ate nd to this new attempt onthe p a r t rutoa.isbteabd!ishTthhee Amroeshtdei a n c q o u n i s i s t ( t ) e r i p a h l e s ii ) s s stem laeli cn,.. g l Y say ;the pod so fairare not to be oa r) and if their 01 11 L " "as stO count pe so. a Bill, he (Mr. 1,1 e called th e full er rV ' t 'houldy meeting, that the burden might be put upon upoenrst. Upon Ireland be would observe, that they out of their pockets for the soldiers r ift wt ' r e ['quire; pay ; T0 ,.,,. r vo _,:i to kce wh.lrnr:.lEt.'l.otlWlssrtel'ileunirgennvoe Othutelal lye from l : o p up a system, which, if properly „,.`: he described as a new this c vv oun ß tv u . ller, man to them, but who, he would diti Vvss a true ma • Rot, °t d o ~,z ) __ u , and although lie shied at him once, he its d Nee in "ROT!. Although he (Mr. Fellowes) had gone a l le ° l r4l 4 Paee a e n t el orm ; he felt assured Mr. Buller would go as meronttisnued for several ti .,,or r , er. ,i,,,,, cheerio he proposed his health as a good which followed this was tremendous, era minutes ; when it ceased— grater incEstte rose and said, Gentlemen, I feel extremely Pr o u for the manner in which you have received the toast P"ed frora the chair ; and if your Hon. Chairman and the ( Abrid, Noble Lord feel it diffieplt to express their feelinus, ho':; much thore must I feCI that diffieulty, being almost a stranger among you adequate thanks for the handsome and cordial manner in which you have received my name.— ' (Long continued cheering.) I look upon the present meeting at one of no ordinary importance, as alt ctiritt,•ollr future re ' presentation in Parliattlehn and t fully agree with what has fallen ?rein 3. slut lion. Chairman, that it is through the ressis ' !ration that a great pitblin restilt it to be worked out. I feel assured that it is by registration alone that the effect is to be produced andl am quite sure that our opponents will leave e n e o c thir din l undone iytoseteo among g ish their objects. this higmyresp I r ectabletjomiceeeteinxg adt v d e id s u t a l induceda x n i d s t exists as bring : ai must nvbnolol f n c t la commonne h b cause unione ; his , s aut exertions cA to icbrcieradr everyiau toyinn doubt, after a careful examination of the returns which have a bringpplau s e rn .. e ) been laid e hefore me, that with proper exertions their cause before hope t y li o e u c a i circumstance u a m st candidateane is v very the cause of liberal and good government, cannot fail to tr;-: f u a m r P d l iSt — an ( t l t m h m at e ‘ n vi e ll your suffragcs—( Great applause) —but whenever that does occur I will not conceal ft om myself or •If from you the difficul ties which will h ave to be encountered. From all that I can learn, cur opponents have a candidate ready for any vacancy • and lam confirmed in the im • p_ression by the information I m have received, as we ll as from the character of our opponents; when, therefore, the ti • medoes arrive, we must be prepared for a severe struggle. For that struggle shall and it is my opinion that • , it is the duty of every person litho w • wishes (11 to the cause, that they also the struggle that will take place. While discussing those points of the registration, it is much to b e r e g retted that a short A c t of Pttrliement7 calculated to amend and remove many of its difficulties, brought in d •the last Session of during Parliament, was not allowed to become law ; we are, therefore, left again to work out the present system. In expressing to this • meeting my views of public questions ; among the most important o f t h ese quest i ons is one to which the Noble Lord has alluded, that of Ireland, the sister kingdom ; and on the Established Church of that kingdom, I have come to this conclusion, that for its own welfare and preservation, it is ne cessary that some alteration should take place.--( Immense cheering.) It has become an overgrown Establishment ; the uses for which it was established having ceased, it is high time that some alteration should take place, particularly when we see that there is so large a mass of the people of that country without any means of spiritual assistance.—(Cheers.) I look upon the religious Establishment of this country as a scheme of religious institution intended for the benefit of all, and not to be confined to:a few. In Ireland a contrary result has arisen— an arrangement indefensible in principle, and one which cannot too soon be altered. I rest my argument upon that gene rally acknowledged principle of our common religion, that we should do unto others as we would be done unto. I feel assured that if the situation of the two countries were reversed—if England were Ireland and Ireland were England, and the Catholic majority of Ireland tried to pursue the same course towards Protestant England which they had witnessed on the other side—they would feel every drop of English Protestant blood in their veins rouse them to oppose it —(lmmense applause.) Not by violence and bloodshed ; for thanks to the Church Establishment in this country, I believe we should never descend to the enormities which we have too often seen in Ireland ; but with a union and energy, • and a spirit that would ensure us redress, we never should be satisfied until we had removed such an overbearing grievance. —(Tremendous applause.) While then we feel and acknow ledge with thankfulness the state of our own country, and see the advantages of an established religion in the order and good conduct which are produced, we must not forget that by an established religion in Ireland are produced consequences directly the reverse ; where the clergy are not looked upon as the fathers of their flocks, but are perpetually in collision with the people, causing bloodshed, demoralization, and every concomitant evil. Looking therefore to the state of Ireland, and its population, I have no hesitation in saying that I regret exceedingly that any Bill should have passed the Legislature relative to the Church of that country without the clause which should appropriate some portion of the public property to the purposes of moral and religious education, without. distinction of religious persuasions ; for I am convinced that there is not a single individual whom I have now the honour to address, nor a single Member of her Majesty's Go vernment, who does not believe that such a principle ought to be introduced.—(lmmense cheering.) One point more with regard to Ireland, and the consistency of the minority in the House of Commons upon the Irish Municipal Reform Bill ; they first of all told us the Irish were not fit for municipal re form, and that they ought to have no municipal bodies. They have now found that in many of the large towns they are fit for municipal freedom, and they have receded so far from their ori ginal proposal. Let us hope that in another Session they will no longer resist a measure worthy of a British Parliament to offer ' and of the Irish nation to accept. Thus much for Ireland : to 'return to our own country. There are many points to which the public attention may be directed ; there is one, how. ever, of paramount importance, and which has engaged consi derable attention—l allude to the question of Church-rates. —( Great applause.) That system has long been under the consideration of the Government ; it having been the general feeling of all parties in the House of Commons, of men of all opinions, that it was necessary to change the present mode of raising this fund. There was but one opinion upon this sub ject. The first plan proposed was, that they should be paid out of the general revenue of the country ; to this arrange ment I could by no means agree, because I thought it would be relieving the land from a burthen it had borne from time immemorial, and fixing it on the great revenue of the country. and therefore I would not consent to a plan of legislation which I thought would prove to be both mischievous and dangerous. _.(Applause.) The plan proposed in the Session befo. o the last has my complete concurrence, because it contem. plates by a regulation of the Church property, to raise the funds necessary for the purpose from the Church itself. There may be some difficulty in meeting peculiar cases , but I see none, which, now that the old system is condemned, may not be removed by attentive consideration. One point of a per sonal nature I will just notice ; it is a point upon which I have been greatly misrepresented. In every case where I have had power and influence I have always thought it my duty to pro tect the landed interest; not because my own dependence is entirely upon that interest ; but because I believe it is for the general good of all , that the agriculture should receive our Primary attention ; f r o m that in te r est ar i se s the best and safest mart for our manufactories, the home trade.—(Cries of " Hear.") lam quite aware that fortunes may be made by foreign commerce, but I feel assured that upon the prosperity of agriculture mainly depends the prosperity of the manufacturer and the tradesman I—(Cheers.) The question I was called upon to decide was chat was the best mode of protection for the farmer : whether the present plan, that of a fluctuating duty, and a doubtful and fluctuating price, operating upon the averages, which could be, and have been made up fraudulently, so as to enable the holder of foreign corn to keep it back until he could throw it at once into the market. At this time of the rear speculations were always going on, and having watched the effect with some attention be had reason to doubt whether by the existing law the best protection was cfforded to the farmer while it intro duced a spirit of monopoly and gambling. I never voted for the repeal of the Corn-laws ; my object was to obtain a Committee to inquire whether the present system was a system that ought to be continued.—(Great applause.) I have thus laid before you my views upon these leading points of politics; in consequence of the requisition I received from a very large number of electors to become a candidate for the representation of this division, and I will now repeat, that I shall be ready at any time, should you think me a pro per person to represent you, to use my best exertions to dis charge faithfully the high and honourable trust of your Repre sentative.—(The cheers which followed this announcement were tremendous, which were kept up for some minutes.) The next words we could catch were—While we push forward the cause of Reform, it is desirable that we should not persist too strongly in extreme measures, by which we may alarm the timid, or alienate the wavering, of which our enemies will not fail to take advantage. I cannot but lament the present state of the House of Commons, because with a larger and firmer support we should see it act upon that other part of the Con stitution upon which we .cannot now make any impression. —( Cheers.) I have no doub', should the majority of the House of Commons be increased, we should witness again the same effects we had seen, when those who had been the most violent to oppose in one session, would not ob ject to reconsider their opinions, and adopt the measures they had rejected, in another. We should not then see cer tain parties playing with a power which is accidentally placed in their hands; and those who now resist those measures in tended for the general gond, in a wanton, and even contemp tuous manner, would be the first to give way to the resolutions passed by a decided majority in the House of Commons. To accomplish this victory all cur energies must he directed : and although I am happy to say the returns made are most satisfac tery to me, I would still remind the meeting that those who value the cause of Reform must not relax ; our opponents arc active and vigilant, they will leave nothing undone to accom plish their purposes ; but I am quite satisfied that if the eke tion be lest, it will be lest by the supineness and indifference of the Reformers themselves.—( Mr. Buller sat down amid the most hearty and long-continued cheers we ever heard.) Some other toasts having been given and acknowledged, The CHAIRMAN gave the people, the source of all power, which was received by the mcetirg- with shouts of applause, which were kept up during the time Mr. Fellows, Lord Eb riegton, Mr. Buller, &a. &c. were leaving the room. The meeting then separated. An accurate Engraving of the Doncaster Cup will he given in Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle of Sunday Next, Sept. 16. The price of Bell's Life in London is Eivepence, now increased to 24 columns, being- the largest folio Journal printed in London. The publication of the Country Edition of Bell's Life in London will, on and from Sept. 9 - .), commence at twelve o'clock on Saturday noon, by w:iich arrangement the papers can be forwarded by the two o'clock Birmingham trsin. Last tight, about nine o'clock, a dreadful explosion occurred in the shop of an oil and colonrman, at the corner of Spencer-street, St. John-street-road. A boy had incautious!) , conveyed a light among some gunpowder, and a parcel con taining a pound exploded, blowing out the front cf the shop. and forcing the lad into the street. He was picked up in a mutilated state, and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where it was found that he was scorched in such a manner that he is not expected to survive. The explosion was heard at a considerable distar.ce, and caused great alarm. The engines arrived soon afterwards, but the fire was subdued before they reached the spot. . On Thu rs d ay t h e w if e o f a person named \Viber, heliving, lolrvinmghorn n ar at Bright on , was sa f e l y d e li vere d o f t h ree c hild ren, a ll and, with their mother, doing • 11 Brigto "e Guardian. t SUN, LO DON, SATtfitnAi', StPTEMBER 15, 183 S LATEST NJ Ws FROM AMERICA. (From New York Papers received to the 2 6 h ult.) Tat UNITED STATES. MORE RESUMPTION.—We learn with pl:acure that th r Vicksburg' Dank has arranged for a loan of 1 200 , 0 00 dollars, and the Planter s ' Dank of Mississippi I.ir a loin of 1,500,000 dollars, and that, the Mississippi r3tate Stock of b,000,00 0 1011ars issu e d for the e.q.iblishtvent of the Union B an k h as been so far negotiated a; that the tarties are authcr:zed t o draw immediately for 2,000.000 dollars. These sums, makin g about 5,000,000 dollars in all, will ena bl e Mississippi t o °II New eheel into line" at once, and "dress by the right" York. Lt t ;e lh sNe.no wholly and t a i a n t d i cirs underhav t e h b e e e p n a t m ro a n d a e ,4 at ofPhiladelphia, the u ii t a.d chiefly S:ati•s if Balk there. All the country will tlicr:lere immediately b brought into the ruinous policy of resuniption, by iv hich first aid foremost New York so madly destroyed herself. W e shall soon sec no rate of exchange with the Un'ted States above 23- per cent. FIRE AT BAGOR 3 M.— A letter from the office of the Ban gor Whig, dated Sundry evening, states that a destructive tire had broken out there on that morning, which had cons ume d se veral buildings, and a considerable quantity of va l ua bl e property. The fire originated in a buiiding in \Vail- s t reet, cceupied by N. Johnson, coppersmith, and had gained s o muc h headway before being discovered, that the efforts of th e fi re department to extinguish the flames were for sam e t i me una vailing, and the tive-:rime houses adjoining, hi Wall- street, three tenements in Main-street, known as the Arcade -build ings, and some two or three other houses, were consumed be fur the fire was got under. .. . _._ The Quebec - Gazette mentions a report that Sir John Col. borne is likely to leave Canada for England early in the ensu. inf.); month. . . . 'A private letter from Bermuda, dated the Ist of August, has been received per Medea, by a gentleman in Quebec, which mentions the death of Sir Stephen Chapman, Governor of the island, on the 31st ultimo, It appears that ten or the rebels who escaped from Kingston have got over into New York State. Montgomery, who kept the tavern in Yonge•street, Toronto, is among them. LOWER CANADA. MONTREAL, AUG. 21, 1838.---Yesterday, about mid-day, a salute from the island announced the arrival of his Excellency the Governor-General. A vast concourse of persons of all classes were assembled to witness the disembarkation, which was attended with as much ceremony as on the previous arrivals. The Governor-General was accompanied by their Excellencies Sir Colin Campbell and Sir C. A. Fitzroy, Vice-Admiral Sir C. Paget, Sir John Colborne, and the staff and family of his Lordship. They shortly afterwards pro ceeded to the race-course. His Excellency, Sir George Arthur, arrived at Coteau du Lac on Sunday morning, and proceeded thence in the steam boat Neptune, to Cornwall. lie visited the St Lawrence Canal, and minutely examined the locks, &c., with which he expressed himself well pleased. From his remarks we have reason to believe that an immediate grant will be made to complete the canal. His Excellency was to leave Cornwall yesterday morning, and, passing through the whole line of the canal, would embark at the landing this morning for Kingston. August 22. His Excellency the Gyvirnor-General, after leaving the race-course, proceeded immediately on board the John Bull, where he entertained a large party to dinner. It was gene rally reported that he would leave early this morning for Quebec. The following Address was presented to his Excellency the Governor-General, by a deputation of the inhabitants of Sorel : " To his Excellency the Right Hon. John George Earl of Durham, Viscount Lambton, &c. - " May it please your Excellency,—We, the inhabitants of the borough of William Henry, her Majesty's loyal subjects, most respectfully beg leave to approach your Excellency, .to offer our sincere congratulations on your accession to the Government of her Majesty's American Colonies. " We are aware, may it please your Excellency, that in acceptance of the high commission which her Majesty has been graciously pleased to entrust to one of the most prominent Statesmen of the British empire, great personal sacrifices end considerations have been borne out by that warmth of true patriotism which has ever distinguished your Excellency's long political career, and we should be wanting to ourselves were we not to express, with the most grateful feelings, our entire appreciation of the marked interest which her Majesty bears towards her Canadian subjects, when entrusting in these eventful times the adjustment of our provincial difficulties to :a Nobleman who has already rendered the most important services to his country, particularly upon measures much be yond the ordinary occurrence of diplomacy. It now only re mains with us to place the most unreserved and implicit reli. ance in your Excellency's auspicious Administration, in calming the much-lamented intestine commotion, and of pro moting, by your high prerogatives, such politital and moral institutions as are best adapted to our wants and privileges, and most conducive to the prosperity and happiness of her Majesty's Canadian subjects. , " William Henry, Aug. 15, 1835." To this his Excellency was pleased to return the following reply : - " - Gentlemen, I return you my best thanks for your kind congratulations, and for this flattering testimony of }our es teem and confidence. " I have not undertaken the fulfilment of the arduous duties to which you refer without a full knowledge of the difficulties which would beset me in every quarter. I am prepared to encounter them without flinching —nor will I voluntarily re linquish the task I have imposed on myself, until I have had an opportunity of proposing to her Maj►sty's Ministers and the Imperial Parliament such a permanent arrangement, as will provide for the maintenance of public tranquillity, and for the dne protection of the just rights and interests of all classes of her Majesty's subjects in the North American Colonies." , xcept breul. stuff:, and rice—of those the scarcity is very great, and prices high. .‘ Our dates from Buenos Ayres reach to the 14th instant. aryl the Snla haOtift approved of the courie of the Government in this afftir, it is impossible id jttdm when the blockade is likely to terminate; meantime, our harbour et.a. , never so full vessels as at rn•sent, and they find gnat difficulty to pro cure employment at very low rates. Our produce, we think. a likely to alvance tuider these circu.nstances, and as the Aipmcnts to the United S:ates r,re comparatively small, it .nay probably advance with you." UPPER CANADA. RELEASE OF PRISONERS.-Mr. Durand, Mr. Milburn, and ten others of the state prizioncrs confined in Toronto gaol, have been discharged, on condition of leaving the province ithin three days. Dr. M'Cormick Will be liberated this day on bail.—Examiner, 15th inst. New York, Aug. 24. FROM RIO JANEIRO AND BUENOS AYRES.--We have seen Rio Janeiro Papers to the 26th of June, brought by the brig Cervantes, from one of which we translate the following pa ragraph:— " BUENOS AYRES, JUNE ..—Things here are assuming a serious aspect. The Government has already purchased seve ral vessels to be armed as men-of-war, and has appointed Ad miral Brown to command the squadron. It is said that for the present our flotilla will confine itself to the protection of coasting vessels against the launchers of the blockading squadron. This will inevitably bring on a conflict which will be the precursor of a war with powder and hall, and not with protocols, such as we have had hitherto. Report says posi tively that Admiral Brown, has addressed a rote to the com. mander of the blockading.squadron, demanding the withdrawal of a vessel stationed at Martin Garcia, for the blockade of the Uruguay,and adding, that if this should not be done, he would go and look. after her. It is not known what was the reply of the French commander, but it cannot be doubted that it would be in the negative. We shall see what will follow. Our port is being fortified, and there is much difficulty in dispatching le:ters." Advices from Buenos Ayres, nine days later than the above, have been received at Baltimore via Monte Video. The b!ockkde still continued, and nothing had occurred since the date of the paragraph just quoted, to change the relations of the two disiident powers. " LATE REVOLT AT HAVANNAII.—The New Orleans Ameri can of the 14th inst. mentions the arrival at that port of the schooner Liberty, from Havannah, the captain of which vessel states, that a very large number of arrests had been made in the city, and it was thought a good many more would take place. The Government of the city was supposed to be per fectly safe, and nearly all the arrrests were very private. The whole island of Cuba, it is added, night now b e considered tranquilized, and supporting the Queen's Government. Ad vices from Porto Rico to the Ist instant, received in this city, report that island also as being perfectly quiet. SOUTH AMERICA. ( From the illor - nlng Courier and New York Enquirer.) LATE FROM MONTE VIDEO. THE NATIONAL ARMY NEARLY DESTROYED —Captain Bering, of the brig Carrall, has favoured the Philadelphia Ex change with the following, under dat , .! of " MONTE VIDEO, June 23. has been almost destroyed, and Frutus, I thick, will show " It is now a matter of certainty that the National An T • himself in all next week. Government is making every effort for a last struggle, which will probably he in or nei:r the city. M en an d b o3 s a re being impr:ssed, the streets clos ed ) by brick walls, end ever/ oth( r dem mstra!isn of an ex petted attack. " General Curando Gomez, the third in command of the national army, reached town the night before last, accompanied by a small escor t. It i s sa id a bout 600 men escaped, in Small parties, and are now seeking their homes. As near as I can learn, the Government-General was outwitted and led into an ambuscade. The battle was fought on the other side of the Rio Negro, the stronghold of I)on Frutus. The forces on either side nr.,) , have been 0 ,500 men—perhaps the national army, 2.000 men. The general officers, in a council of tw o days b e f ore t h e combat, &termined that Den Frutus should not expose hi mse lf b y entering the field. The command w as consequently gi ven to General Lavalle, a Buenos Ayrean. At four, r. , they m e t, L aya ll e oppos i ng or s h ow i ng a f r ont of 1,200 m en , w hil e on either flank he ltd 600 in ambits!) General O r ib e , supposing he had the whole army before him , m , de rapid, and, as appeared to him, successful charges, th e y lighting and retreating slowly and in good order, till the national army, con fid ent o f victory , had passed the ambuscade. when they wh ee l e d i n upon both flanks in the rear, while the main body stood their ground. Thus placed between - two fires, the rational army was cut to pieces. There is no prospect of the blockade corning oil' at Buenos Ayres." We have keen favoured with a copy of the following corn m rcial letter, from Monte Vide o , by a mercantile house in this city:— " MONTE VIDEO, JUNE 19. " The port of Rueno3 Ayres continues lobe still blocksAded ; this throws into our small market all tho shipments intendei for the two places. and more than it can bear. Prices have undergot,e a great decline, and are completely unhinged. ."Fne civil war in the interior of this province still prevail, and the demand for the country much curtailed. We arc well supplied, for the present, with almost all articles of import, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn—l entreat you to consider well the advice von are , riving the working men to leave agitating, for the Pcople'!. Charter, And go fur Repeal of the Corn laws. I will not under ,ate the imporhatte of Repeal of the Corn-laws, but at the same ime cannot, for one moment, allow that a repeal of the devil's" law can be at ail equal in importance to extirpating the dct;il who enacted that law, and many others (if not equally, nearly sit devilish. Trusting that no cite will attempt to introduce any division at the meeting on Mundly, I remain, yours, tle, Sept. 14, 1838. J. R. BETTS, a Working Man. TORY CONSOLATION FOR THE CHEATED FARMERS. The admission of foreign wheat to consumption in Great Britain at the low duty of one shilling per quarter is an event which will illu=trate the law for the regulation of this important branch of commerce. The circumstances attending this temporary suspension of of the e p h ro: r ac e t t i e n r g e d f u h t a y rc a ls r i e_ do su i c n h re t t t acrriculturist, who is about to be exposed tti the competition of t to fht i o nt i e t r e s s o t m s oefthtihneg Britishthe foreign wheat grower, not because there row exists any apprehension that cur domestic supply will fall short, but be cause the state of the weather for a few days, three weeks ago, occasioned a momentary alarm upon the subject. The high price then obtained has by the improved prospect of the harvest been gradually diminis'ied, and there seems no reason to doubt, that independently of foreign importation altogether it would rapidly have sunk to something like its former level. We do not anticipate, however, that this incident in the operation of the system of our Corn-law, although it is ma nifestly injurious to the interest of the farmers of Great Britain, will elicit from that very intelligent and respectable class of our fellow-subjects any loud expression of impatience or dissatisf4ction. They will labour through every difficulty to pay what they owe of rent to the landlord, of tithe to the Clergyman, and of duty to the Queen, but they will yield no tribute as a reward for the gratification of hay ing their understandings perverted, their morals vitiated, and their passions inflamed. It may operate severely upon the interests of many of their number that the market price of their produce should be unnecessarily reduced by foreign competition ; but they will reflect that under a system, the intention of which is to guard against the possibility of scarcity, in a manner the least unfa vourable to their permanent interests as a distinct class, but emphatically and primarily to guard against the possibility of scarcity, they must necessarily remain sub. ject to accidental and occasional sacrifices for the public good. At such accidental and occasional sacrifices as the system extorts from them, they will riot repine, if they are convinced, as we believe they generally are, that the sys ateemeocr according i a n g graduated the a svcearlage of price, e of dutyupon m foreign up from time corn, t time, is the only system of protection which is not sure at any season of real or apparent scarcity, or in other words, at se cures are satisfied ec the o f present protection at allany crisis o f tr i a l , to b affle the calculations and mock the hopes o f a ll w h o have relied upon its practical efficiency. The farmers because seasons w it when scarcity them acertain scarcity is neither felt nor apprehended, and because they very justly think that when the period of real or imaginary scarcity arrives it is the same thing to them whether the duty on importation be taken off by the operation of an existing law, or by a temporary Act of Parliament or Order in Coun cil. Nor will they become dissatisfied with this system, al though the occurrence to which it has now given rise may be productive of temporary injury to many, and of disappointment to most of the number. —Morning Pest. UNCONDITIONAL REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS. Working men of Great Britain I Read the letter, signed John Crawford'', which treats of the pressure of the Corn-laws on the industrious operatives. A large and influential body of the class already admitted to a participation of political power are hostile to these laws. Backed by you, that body can com mand a repeal of the Corn-laws in despite of both the Whig and Tory Aristocracies, even with our present imperfect insti tutions. Is it not, then, worth while to make that effort? It will not for a tnometa interfere with or impede your other agitation. It will assure you of cheaper bread, and more money to spare for other necessaries and comforts. It will detach the landed interest from their unnatural alliance with bad institutions, and strengthen the ranks of Reformers. Now is the time. Last week we announced the accession of Lord Brougham to our ranks. To-day we have to intimate that the most deadly enemy the Corn-laws have ever experienced-- Col. 'l'. P. Thompson—is again in thefleld. Hehascommenced a series of articles which, as proposed, shall appear twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays) in The Sun, under the title of " Corn Law Fallacies, with Answers, which we shall have the pleasure of regularly re-printing. Lord Brougham is not at present on the best of terms with Ministers, and Colonel Thompson will not be suspected of playing into the hands of any class of place - hunters. This is our an s wer to those who seek to represent the prese nt A n t i- C orn- l aw a g i tation as a mere Ministerial trick. Honour to the Society of F ri e nds 1 ever forem o st i n e v ery benevolent work. Jose p h Stur g e, the sound-hearted cham pion of Negro freedom, has come forward to denounce the Corn Laws as a " disgrace to a civilised community," and to " offer twenty pounds from the firm of Joseph and Charles Sturge, l in aid ?fa general effort for the total abolition of the Ward, Brotherto n, all the leaders of the inde pendent and rational Reformers in the House of Common s , are u r gent that the question of t he Corn-laws be seriousl y g ra ppled with. The Liberal Pr ess throu g hout the countr y is inimical to the Corn-laws. T he enter p risin g , intelli gent , and right-hearted t xugp upon corn. Editor of The Sun (in which a number of admirable articles on this question have recently appeared) p ro ff ers t h e a id o f his great rep ortin g establishment—a n d the whole civilized world knows what it can effect. hind. The tax upon corn was not imposed Now then is the time to hoist the flag of UNCONDITIONAL REPEAL OF TILE CORN-LAWS. Have nothing to do with a os a e nY of raising a revenue, but for the purpose of out of the country. We deprive the Chan- Exchequer of nothing when we repeal the Corn laws—whyytuehor oi:Prsnhould we give him anything for their repeal ? If fikieftoexlielespotdril:n(relogoufpPtosed to swell the revenue by a tax on corn v let that subject,be discussed on its own merits, and with reference to our Whole (systenf or taxation. • With the question whether we are to have a trade in grain with other nations it has nothing to do. ' We shall insert a small part of the excellent letter alluded !o by the Glasgow Argus on Monday. THE VOICE OF LIBERTY. METROPOLITAN PUBLIC AIEETING, Sept. 17, 1838. if And that, knowing the time, that now it i s hi gh time, to awake out of sleep."—RomANs. The world from its trance is awaking, With the strength of regenerate youth, And the error-freed people are slaking Their thirst at the fountains of truth. Oh ! the canker-worm custom was eating Its way through the veins of our age, 'Till min, like a wild-bird, scem'd beating His breast on the bars of his cage. But a voice to the nations bath spoken, In tones that have startled the world, " Let the thick chain of error be broken— Let Libertl's flag be unfurl'd For time and progressive opinion Shall conquer, where cohorts cannot, And Freedom assume her dominion-- Vain dogmas of old be forgot. The war-fiends, sin-spotted and gory, No longer shall gorge on mankind, For the sun of a new day of glory, Flames far o'er the empire of mind; Man's spirit was quickly surmounting The vapours that veil'.] it in night, And now, like a long pent-up fountain, Its vratrs are gushing to light. From the Heavens a shadow is clearing— From the cart!) a thick mist is dispcll'd, An•l the rainbow of hop' re-appearing, Sheds a light that bath long been withheld. Ye Helots I Shrink back nosy in terror, To th e dens where "lost" tyranny lies; Light dawn_; on the long night of error— The Pharos of Freedom will rise I Boulogne. T. S. L. 'METROPOLITAN PUBLIC CABRIAGES.—TIMIS- Reiglibeurbood daY last, being the first day appointed for applications to be licensed, and for the deliver• of certificates of character, which are required to be sired by tyro inhabitant rate-payers, the We understand that upwards of 3.000 persons have already a pplied for requisitions, scvaralhundreds of whom cam?, to the office in cabs and carriaffes; yet, by the judicious arrangements or the office in the Adeiphi has bmn thronged. of the R,.‘gistrar. !kir. D. W. Harvey, an•l the aid of the police, In tone the the greatest older has been preserved. It is calculated that, into full operatio n , the number of persons who will attend the offi?e, eithe r for requisitions, certificate., Rate., or 7 th day of October, on which day the Act comes exceed 15,000. CENIETERy tery for the Ci ty of FOR THE CITY.-A gener al ceme- London and its north.casttra su burbs is about to b e b u il t in Abney Park, at the northern extremity o f the village of Spoke Newinr , ton, which cemetery is to be open to all classes of the community, and to all denominations of Christians, without restraint in forms. At Abney Park were composed and written the greatest part of the literary and religious works of Dr. Watts, who lived there for the last 36 years of his life, in the time of Sir Thomas Abney, to whom the estate beloaged. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MORI:TON- HAMPSTEAD. (Abridged from the Devonshire Chronicle.) It is with deep regret we announce the occu-recce cf a most destructive fire in the town of Moretonhampstead. About one o'clock on Tuesday morning the inhabitants were aroused from their slumber by the Appalling cry of fire, which was iucceeded by the violent ritwing of the a'arm-bell, and so great a light thrown over the whole town, as gave but too ronvincing evidence of the rapid progress of an awful confla gration. The fire had its commencement in the White Horse ' Inn, kept by Mr. Samuel Gray, and spread both right and left with fearful rapidity. In the out premises of this inn, we hear from several informants, that there was lodged in !rancho a small barrel of gunpowder, to get at which, in the then state of the building, would have been a work of the greatest hazard; as also that for a time it rendered persons very cau tious how they approached this part. The explosion, how ever, at length gave notice that no further danger was to be apprehended from this source, and the exertions of the inha bitants were redoubled. To the eastward the fire commu nicated to the house and premises svhici; immediately adjoin the White Horse Inn. To save the forme: was evi dently impossible. the town engine, therefore, the only one they had, was brought to play with great cffect on the latter, and, we are happy to add, by these means, and the extraordinary exertions of the inhabitants, this Inn was saved from destruction, although not without some injury to some part of the premises, but not so as to interrupt the business of the house. Westward, however, the flames made terrible havoc, clearing the houses between, and extend• ing from the White Horse Inn into Pound street, until checked in that street by a house covered with slate, the intervening buildings having been mostly or entirely covered with thatch. Nearly all the back premises shared the sag, e fate, also nine houses in the front, and these formed one mass of burning ruin. We are happy to say that no livrs were lost, but the de struction of property is very great, some having lost nearly their all. We have not heard how the fire originated. The loss of Mr. Gray is great. The barrel of gunpowder :which was on his premises was 561bs. weight of stock powder. It was lodged there but a day or two before, for a farmer in the eau:2"Y. When the explosion took place, the concussion was sensibly .`'it, and the glass in many windows at a distance f from the fire was tterej. There are fourteen families burnt out, who are all great sun.: ers• LOSS OF THE ,;---F6I.FARSHIRE" STEAMER. (FRO)f A CORRESPONDENT ON THE SPOT, ) NORTH SUNDERLAND, Sept, 11, The melancholy loss of life which has occurred by the wrack of the Forfershire steam-boat has created intense and painful interest in this neighbourhood. Having occasion to be near North Sunderland, the writer of this statement availed him self of the opportunity of visiting the wreck, and of acquiring a knowledge of most of the particulars connected with the ca tastrophe by personal inquiries of some of the crew who have survived it. The following may, therefore, be depended upon as authentic, as far as the facts can at present be ascer tained : The Forfarshire was built at Dundee about the spring of 1836, and the engines and boilers were made by Mr. Peter Borrie, engineer, Tay Foundery, Dundee. The vessel ran between Hull and Dundee, and on Wednesday, the sth inst., left Hull about six p.m., for Dundee. As nearly as the men who have been saved can calculate, there were 30 pass-tigers in the principal cabin, and seven in the fore cabin, and 24 per sons composing the crew, inclusive of the Captain's wife, and Mrs. Gibruth. the stewardess. When off Flamborough Head, one of the boilers turned out to be insufficiently charged, but whether from being in a leaky condition, or from the pumps not feeding it properly, seems a point of doubt. The boiler was in consequence laid off, the fire being drawn from it. The vessel I passed northwards, through between two of the Fern Island., called the Megstone, and the Fcrnhouse Islands, about five o'clock p.m., on Thursday, the 6th instant. The Captain (John Humble) proposed to take the vessel between the inner most island and the main land, and bring the vessel to, by dropping the anchor, but the engineer thought the vessel could be taken to Dundee, and he proceeded accordingly. The vessel had three boilers and two engines, and had been propelled by two boilers after the inefficient boiler had been laid off at Flamborough Head. After passing the Fern Islands, however, the third boiler was again used, and the men differ in their statements as to its leaking or not. The vessel had got to the north of Berwick between 7 and 8 o'clock in the evening when it became impossible to keep the fires in, owing the water in the engine-room. The water was so hot that the men could not bear to remain in it ; and with the rolling of the vessel washed the coals about the room, and rendered it im practicable to charge the vessel with steam. The fires were raked out ; and the canvass was spread to give the vessel way, but the tide acting on the paddles neutralized the propelling power of the canvass. The wind was N. N. E., and was blow ing a perfect hurricane, the rain fell in torrents, and the sea ran mountains high. The vessel drifted to the southward, in an unmanageable state for seven hours. From the thickness of the weather, the crew could not see the Fern light, until they were close upon the rocks, about a quarter of an hour before the vessel struck. One of the passengers, a Mr. Ritchie, a farmer in Perth shire, states, as the writer has been informed, that, as soon as the crew had descried the rocks, one of them came down into the best cabin, and desired a passenger whom he knew to rise and dress himself immediately ; and, on the latter asking what had happened, the man replied that he could not at pre sent fully explain the danger. Mr. Ritchie, hearing this, sprang up, and ran on deck half dressed, where the horrors of the scene were disclosed to him. Some others of the passen gers began to appear on deck, and one of them, a gentleman in the prime of life, of the name of Bell, whose brother lives near Perth, turned to Mr. Ritchie and said " It's all over with us;" and then shook hands with Mr. Ritchie and bade him farewell. At this mo ment Mr. R. saw some of the crew lowering a boat front the 'stern, on which he ran aft, and instinctively leapt into the boat, first throwing a pair of trowsers into it. Eight of the crew, besides Mr. Ritchie, got into the boat, which passed the dangerous rapid called the Pipergut, and were carried to the I South, where they were picked up by a Montrose vessel, and I carried on the evening of Friday last into Shields. In the space of ten minutes or a quarter of an hour after the rocks were seen the vessel struck the North Western-most poi at of the large rocky islet, called the Great Hawker, or Harker, and tore the bottom to pieces. About sixty or seventy feet of the forepart of the vessel was, by the first blow, pitched upon a jagged hollow of the rock, which shelves down northwards to the sea. The part of the vessel aft of the en gines, supposed about 100 feet in length, not resting upon any ground, and being totally unsupported, was by the second sea which struck the vessel (to use the apt expression of one of the men, Kidd, the fireman) " snapped off by the engines like a carrot." Almost all the passengers were at this awful mo ment on the aft part of the vessel, and nearly all of whom were without any other than their sleeping dresses, and amongst them several females. Their shrieks were only heard for a mo ment; the next moment the whole of that part of the ship which had so broken off disappeared with the unfortunate sufferers, and has not been since seen or heard of. In that part of the vessel also, there was x cargo . e . valuahle cloth and bale goods, and hardware, as well as a good deal ofniachiaery for a spinning -mill. The fore-part of the vessel did nut after wards shift much, 'and nine persons—four passengers, and five of the crew clung to it, until the tide receded, and enabled them to get upon that part of the rock which is above high water mark. A poor woman of the name of Dawson was with her two children in the forecastle, and saw both of the children die with cold, and the blows received by the rolling of the wreck. At this part of the narrative it is only justice to state the heroism of an aged man and his daughter, a young woman of twenty-two years of' age, by whose exertions these nine persons were rescued from their most. perilous position. William Darling, the keeper of the Outer Light-house on the Longstone Rocks, observed the wreck about five o'clock in the morning—that is, about two hours after the vessel had struck. From the thickness of the weather, he could not discover whether there wens any men upon it. Between seven and eight, A. as., he at last perceived some men, and asked his daughter Grace Horsley Darlirg to accompany him in a coble-boat, with a view to assist and sav e the unfortunate people. She at once consented. It may be remembered, that Darling was quite certain that he would not be able to get back to the light-house without the help of some of the men he saw on the Great Hawker, and his cal• eulation of returning was fotinded on that assumption. He and his daughter, anticipating such help, left Mrs. Darling to at tend to the light-house, and rowed their little boat round by the southern sides of the three intervening rocks, to the spot where they saw the shipwrecked persons. This was about a mile or upwards. and the sea was all broken water, when the men on the rock saw a young slender woman pulling the boat to their rescue, their joy was almost frantic. Darling and his daughter succeeded in getting the boat to a spot where they could get a landing, and took up Mrs. Dawson and f. ay of at c men, and brought them to the lighthouse. Here Darling his daughter, Mrs. Dawson, and two of die men, Dead teok two of the men back to the Great Hawker, and brought the re maining four persons. The danger was most imminent, but the experiment was successful. This is one of the noblest in stances recorded of female heroism, and the writer who saw this young woman, was struck with the singular modesty of this courageous female. It is to be hoped that this act of st lf devotion will be duly rewarded. A boat put off from North Sunderland the same morning, but Darling had alrea 1) effected the deliverance of the unfortunate people This boat encountered great difficulty and much danger. It was under the guidance of William R.,bsort, the pilot of North Sunder land, and the humane and firm conduct of Robson and his little crew deserve to be honourably mentioned, As soon as it was practicable the peop!c saved were brougbt ashore, and their wants have been kindiy attended to by the agent of Lord Crewe's trustees at Baliborough Castle • Four dead bodies have been found. one of them that of the Rev. Mr. Robb, Minister of Duileld. An inquest was held at I3amborough yesterday by Mr. Reid on the bodies, and the Jury (who were hastily summoned) returned a deodand of 100/. upon the boilers. Mr. Just, the manager of the Steam Packet Company, was at the w,eek about five miles from North Suaderlana, and abandoned it to the underwri•ers. One merchant has 4,0001. insured on his goods, and the vessel is insured. The entire loss may be stated at 20,000/. The number of lives lost may be assumed at 42. It appears that the boilers have of late been in a leaky st ,to, the steam issuing out of them at several places. Before leav ing Hull, Mr. Barrett, of Hull, had patched and repaired them, and t h e vessel was to have b een l a id u p a fortnight The at Dunde e , to un d ergo repa i rs f or t h e w i nter . Different opi nions are ent er t a i ne d as to t h e caus e of this disaster. prevailing opinion is, that there has been some mismanage ment, and p er h a p s some imperfections in the boilers, with which the vessel might in calm weather have reached Dundee, but f° hich unfortunat e ly did not prove equal to to. very trying a storm: It will be b ut j ust i ce, h owever, to all parties to suspend p‘dg men t on t hi s, until further and better information can he I ,`"ldtwed ; and this becom es t h e more necessary at present, a s the cotener' s i ncr .: Ey did not embrace the very i m porta n t statemerni of Kidd, the fi r e man, and others of the crew who have escaped 1.7 )41 the wreck. IRELAND. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DUBLIN, SEti.. 13. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. —A paragraph which appeared in one of the Mor:.ing Papers today has given a cousiderAle impulse to the tittle-tattle with which the public amuse them selves. It was a statement that Lord John Russell is po.i tively expected in Dublin before the close of this month. The good people here, who have been running aft, r Tom Moose and the King of Oude for the last week, are quite refreshed with the idea of getting a peep at a hone fide Cabinet Mcnister. The " Poet of all Circles," as an " lri,h Lion" has at the theatre, and every other public place where he appeared, been most enthusiastically received ; but the "illustrious stran g er," his Nlajeov of Oude, is the great w on d er o f t h e week. Day . and night he arrived, almost without interval, a vast crowd has been collected opposite the hotel, and in all hix movements he is a c c ompanied by a multitude of eager and curious spectators. IJo not recollect any visitor having, ex cited so much interest for ) . ..ars. THEATRE ROYAL—The p s ;:mipal theatre (Hawkins'-street) will open upon the 6th October, cith Charles Kean, wh o h as been engaged for a fortnight. He is ,: 1 1 immense favourite in Dublin, and will not be the worse receive - 4 for his failure for such, I fe sr, it was—in London. The Woz%ds are engaged to succeed him. Peirce Egan, that veteran of ti:e drama and the ring, will be here also partly in capacity of Reader to the theatre, but principally on account of an env,agement which his daughter has received to play in low comedy. The second theatre, Abbey.street, has been opened fur a week, but they have secured - no actor of the least note, or, what is more im portant, of the least merit. Mr. Samuel Lover, the author of " Rory O'Nfore," has been la'ely on a visit with Mr. O'Connell at Derrynane Abbey. On his journey from it he was thrown from a gig, and it was reported severely injured ; but I have learned . that he suffered but slightly, and is in fact quite recovered. KILKENNY.—The Liberal party have been defeated in their endeavour to have the right of electing civil officers transferred from the Corporation to the citizens at largo, on account of an informality in the returns of the names of officials made by Cie latter. Mr. Hume sent 51. to the Citizens' Club towards a fund to defend the people's rights in this question. The in formality was the absence of the city seal. All the parishes in Dublin are organising, branches of the Precursor Society. Several have been already formed, and a r e , in operation. Mr. O'Connell's second letter upon the °hied@ :9 which these societies must apply themselves was ex pected in fo7'n this day, but has not arrived. LONGFORD.-. At meeting of the Liberal Club of Longford county was held upon Sunday, for the purpose of taking into consideration a letter from Colonel Henry White, on the sub ject of his occasional absence from his Parliamentary duties. In this letter it is understotA the Gallant Memb er o ff ere d to I resign if his constituents thought his conduct blameable. As it was known, however, that the sickness of a member of his family MIS the cause of this absence they passed a resolution sympathizing with him, and expressing their entire satisfac tion with his conduct. Under these circumstances he will of course retain his seat. A vote of thanks and confidence was also passed in favour of Mr. Luke White, the other county Member. They subsequently passed a resolution rather cen suring Government for the appointment of local authorities in that county, particular:v the High Sheriff. ANTI-TITHE MEE-T.155.—0n Sunday a great Anti-tithe meeting was held in Mayo. The attendance was exceedingly numerous, and the speeches and resolutions breathed the most undying hostility to the impost. At no period during the flush of the first great agitaion were stronger sentiments expressed, or pledges of opposition more freely given. One of the resolutions likened the new moth: of settling the ques tion to "an attempt to stop the tide win a pitchfork," an image in which the vulgarity is lost in the boldness. The national system of education was also attacied, and among others, the following singular resolution was adop!ed by accla mation :—" Resolved, That however indifferent .77e should otherwise be, the very soil on which we tread should inspire us with a lively zeal ; and the venerable ruins that nog' sur round us should reproach us with apathy in the cause of lite rature and of faith. The venerable shades of a Colman and a Murredach remind us of the proud period when Mayo from the conflux of English students, was called " Mayo of the Saxon," and we pledge ourselves not to tarnish the memoirs of those men, nor the purity of the soil by suffering the chil dren of Catholic Ireland ever to drink from the troubled waters, at the bidding of the descendants of those Saxons, to whom our ancestors imparted the pure fountains of life; ind dispensed the rites of hospitality." TURF CLUB.—At the third Meeting of this body, Mr. Fer guson was expelled from the Coffee-room by a unanimous v Ae. He is about, it Li saia, to retire from the Irish turf im mediately. LS AYNOOTH COLLEGE.—A deputation of the Catholic Arch bishops and Bishops of Ireland, and the Trustees of Maynooth College, waited upon the Lord Lieutenant tlds week, to re quest he would lay before Government their solicitation for an increase of the grant to this establishment, and for a further grant for endowing and supporting Provincial Semi naries for Ecclesiastical Education, They were very gra ciously received, but what hopes were given of their wishes being granted has not tranFpired. At a meeting of the Directors of the Drogheda Railway Company to-day, it was determined to commence the work immediately, note ithstanding that it has been condemned by the Railway Commissioners. Inspectors were appointed to examine and value the land through which that portion of the line for which the land has not yet been purchased will run. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (FROM OUR OW N CORRESPONDENT. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 14. —IQ Harbour—Britannia, 1211, flag-ship ; Victory, 104, ordinary guard-ship ; Excellent, gunnery-ship ; Royal George, yacht ; iWagicienne, 24 ; Pantaloon, 10; Messenger, steam-transport ; and tenders Fanny and Gossamer. In Basin—H,stings, 74, fitting for the reception of the Queen Dowager ; Actaeon, 28, for South America ; and Ores'es, 18, for the Coast of Africa. Ii Dock—Nut anything in cmmission. At Spithead—The Edinburgh, 74, and Horatio, transport, for the Mediterranean. ARRIVALS, SAILINGS, &c., DURING THE WEEK. On Saturday, the Bth, the Venerable was towed out of harbour by the Gorgon, steam frigate, and proceeded to Plymouth in company. On Sunday, the 9th, arrived the Horatio, transport, from the •eastward, to embark detachments of the 60th Rifles and sth Foot for Gibraltar and Corfu. On Thursday, the 130, arrived from Lisbon, and came iuto harLour fur paying off, the Magicienne, 24. On Tuesday the following,gentlemen passed their mathe matical examination at the Royal Naval College:—Messrs. Augustus P. Greene, George Randolph, Geo. C. Briggs; Charles Noßoth, RoLert \Vaddilovc, Edward J. Voule‘, and Edmund M. Lions. The Curlew, 10, was paid off into ordinary on the ,13th; and this day the, 111Pgicienne, 24, was inspected by the Com mander• in-Chief. The Racer is not yet commissioned, nor have any other ships been brought for ward since: my last. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, Sm.. 15.—OnWednesrlav week, the Rev. G. \V. Cranford, M.A., late Fellow of King's College, in this University, was collated by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, to the Vicarage of Burgh with \Vinthorpe, Lincolnshire, vacant by the death of the Nev. W. Barnes. The Rev. Cornelius Thompson, M. A., of Trinity College, in this University, has been presented to the Vicarage of El. kesley, Nottinghamshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. NV, Elet•. Patron, the Duke of Newcastle. The Rev. J. Bateman, M. A., of Queens' College, in this University, lias been presentrd to the Vicarage of St. Mary, ;Marlborough, Wilts, vacant by the cession of the Rev. H. R. Tucker. Patron, the Dean of Salisbury. The Earl of Westmorland has been pleased to appoint the Rcv. William John Edge, of Emmanuel College, in this Uni veriity, to be Domestic Chaplain to his Lordship. On Wednesday week, the Rev. George Mingaye, M. A., was instituted to the Rectory of Wilby, Suffolk, on the pre sentation of the Rev. U. Oven, of Wilby. The Rev. F. S. Emly, M. A., of beeping St. James, Li icolashire, has been collated by the Lord Bishop of Lie coln, to the Rectory of Kirkby Underwood, vacant by the d ath of the Rev. e. Th.! Rev. Brownlow Patchett has been piciented to tl o Rei.tory of Great Penton, near Grantham, by the Rev. NV. Pvtellett, Prebendary cf N,nth Grantham, in the C,.the(h - al Church of Sdisbury, tne patron, vacant by the (Lath cf the Rev. WiAium Patchett, jun. PRICE OF SUGAR. EFFECTS OF THE BOUNTY. lthl comparing e and stowingthe cx.cluty price of West India Sug ar Ili Minting; lane, i t: t. i 4, — j sugars i : 8 3s. the same against the price ~medfonfc:resi! 'lle Gazette this day quotes the average price of British Per cwt. Plantation Mu•covado Sugar, exclusive ofcluty, at ......... 2Ss. loid. Altiscovado Sugars raised by tree labour in the Manilla — which are frequently bought by the Dutch to be refined, and then to be resold in the Nicer Thames—in competi tion with British refined Sugars for exportation—are per cwt. t fr l o e m ss I t 1 9 1 a s n t t o tt ‘' e .2 a ' s : c 6 ;a l ,:tc thi s n'i ell c o e f k lV b eS i t n l g n l a i r S ugars. a 6 r s s . . Refined Sugar, equal in quality to double refined (the mann.. facture of it costing Os. per cwt) has been sold this week 335. 6d. Dcducting shipping charges :ls. 2d. 31s. 4d. which is 2s 6,1 per cwt clearer only than the Muscovado ::::: ( I:c f eE r : : e ciit:rn e iabs os i o, i ftr i tt,::: h :es..ri q arG a ie: r ii :e d .. ) ,:iii.,:e a t, ri t i :wei ;.:::t. isiy. ::::,:n yt don o , n. fi t beingL: e e w th ba t:. l: l: n n st r Yt a t oo i l , : tn h : c,'i'x:Pt°31 sugar foreign ar t markets. iren- The sugar Boni which it is m i a s d : e .i , ci: at Iss. per cwt., paid b et }: roneously su e reaele paid by the pour p io:se con s um er ta: f di i re: m om : e i r e. /••.< 7 T - " ' . . . . "'"1. 1 % towardsl pl 13n British it a n ail,: r e . ; a ; : e t : aa s t;i t od i : n ci,:,, p to r: ac e se it s i about 140 pr cent. dearer than Coffee cf 4 C - - '7 ,-.-. --1.4 - a similar quality grown in a foreign colony. ;4: ~::' -. -- '..:t-,; ,( ••• --, ..-- ~ '''' The sale of Foreign Coff,e, iendered admissible for home consump.. / tion, from the circums , anre (.1' its having been ship:v.l and reshippt4l, explained in last week'i Tab'e, went off' briskly Ills morning, buyers. eagerly b dding from 4s. to ss. per cwt. above the general valuation p `'7 •-• upon the Coffec. _ (e` t'f y, r' ~'- tot pe t an d od• t he cee• a) 9' ice§ 3 9 • rish .ade ion. 8 04 0 o c) o°' ,uicl' J etta gg• if i btAi a g atc !rso-n° 11. ---- , tool‘ P l a ce. ;vvic b ' 11 ° „ . lari~ rice'" ere"' A The t he ; at g• c ice vr t on crest